Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: The Liberace Christmas Special, 1954
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: The Liberace Christmas Special, 1954

"The most flamboyant entertainer of the 50's celebrates the Christmas season." Okay, just sticking to how he was viewed in the 1950's, Liberace was something of an odd duck. His sighing voice, curly hair, and constant grin made him a perfect subject of parody.  His show, live or on television, was peculiar, too. Constantly…
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Monster of the Day #612
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Monster of the Day #612

The Undertaker and his manager talk trash before the bout in 1932. (Sadly, the violin they used to play Pop Goes the Weasel got smashed during the match, and the Undertaker lost.)
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Monster of the Day #611
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Monster of the Day #611

An earlier version of Westworld, based around a robot modeled on the Yul Brynner of The King and I, didn't work at all.
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Breaking the Hobbit?
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Breaking the Hobbit?

  (Man, get used to seeing that headline everywhere if the film doesn't meet expectations.) Am I the only one who has seriously downgraded his interest in seeing Peter Jackson's The Hobbit? Look, nearly EVERYBODY loved The Lord of the Rings. However, The Hobbit is meant to be a much less epic, child-friendly tale.…
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Monster of the Day #607
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Monster of the Day #607

OK, not a lot of cheesecake here, but you gotta like that action. I remain mournful about the state of programming at the 'Syfy' network. Why not a program recreating hilarious stories from the pulp magazines? Or an 'original movie' feature four or five of these tales. Make 'em cheap by making look cheap…
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Monster of the Day #606 (Updated)
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Monster of the Day #606 (Updated)

Aiiee! Es muy mal! UPDATE: Just to be clear, we will not countenance at Jabootu the sort of gross sexism found below in the message thread. On top of that, I don't even know what you're talking about. Mexican culture seems to like their women just as skinny as American culture does today. On…
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